Shah of Iran
The US has a president as its leader.
Apex-type question, reworded
The US Embassy hostages in Iran.
There are no US troops presently in Iran (as of May 2008)
US by far
No, from Dubai and many other places but Iran
no.
NO.
No
A ruler is used to help us measure things.
At the time, Iran was a bigger threat to the US, and giving Iran another strong enemy to worry about would help US in it's machinations against Iran.